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Laksa Named The American Player of the Week

TAMPA, NOV. 28, 2016 – After three great performances last week, a pair of Bulls raked in American Athletic Conference weekly honors the league announced Monday. Sophomore guard Kitija Laksa was tabbed the Player of the Week and senior guard Ariadna Pujol landed on the Weekly Honor Roll.

Laksa (Riga, Latvia) averaged 27.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while shooting 56.7 perfect from behind the arc in a 3-0 week for the USF women’s basketball team, which included a Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division Championship.

The guard started the week with 15 points, and five rebounds in USF’s victory over Jacksonville on Monday.